Scarcity Is a Problem

question 65

Multiple Choice

Scarcity is a problem:

• A) measured by the amount of goods available.
• B) of the poor, but not the rich.
• C) because human wants are unlimited while resources are limited.
• D) only in industrialized economies.

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Definitions:

Single-parent Households

Households headed by one adult who is responsible for raising children.

Single-parent Households

Households headed by a single individual who is responsible for raising children without the partnership of another parent in the home.

Horticultural Societies

Societies that rely on the cultivation of plants in gardens to provide food, utilizing simple tools and methods rather than large-scale agriculture.

Residence Pattern

A social system that determines where newly married couples reside, such as with the wife's or husband's family, or independently.